Asterix - an institution!

I have blogged about it before but it always intrigues me how often the Asterix books appear on the Best Seller lists that we pull up from the online retailers.

He is an absolute institution and his stories never seem to get old and cross every single generation of kids.

I don't think that there are too many book characters who could be considered as influential as Asterix and Obelix and I reckon 50 years from now they will still be going strong.

So for that reason I thought I would highlight the following from Fanatics and Exclusive Books:

Celebrate Asterix’s 50th Anniversary with Exclusive Books this July!

Almost every single Asterix story features reference to Obelix falling into the Getafix’s cauldron of magic potion when he was about six years old. This was the event through which he derived his phenomenal physical strength.

Do you ever wonder how it happened? Read the full story in the new Asterix book (How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion).

SPECIAL OFFER TO FANATICS MEMBERS
Earn 300 Fanatics Bonus Points when you buy the new Asterix title How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion when he was a Little Boy

OR

Earn 200 Fanatics Bonus Points AND save over R98 when you buy the new Asterix value pack which includes the new book plus one of the older titles.

About the Authors

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 Asterix made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums.

So get to your nearest Exclusive Books store today and purchase or order your copy of How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion.